Top 10 Chemical-Free Spring Cleaning Tips
By Carla Worth and Mallory Elkins Spring cleaning doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task. Breaking it down into smaller portions will take the anxiety and chaos out of each chore. 1. Start from the top! Dust needs time to settle before you can sweep or vacuum it up....
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Green Ways to Cut the Clutter
By Stephanie Gonzalez You’re sniffling, it’s raining nonstop, the dogs are constantly tracking mud in from the backyard. It can mean only one thing: Spring is here! The season of renewal is a great time to pare down some of the clutter that’s gathered in your home...
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10 Reasons to Create an Urban Garden
By Kim Halyak Spring is around the corner which makes us think of flowers and sunshine. It's the perfect time to plant your garden and watch the flowers grow but living in the city with a smaller garden does not mean you are left out! For all the city dwellers out...
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We Solved Your Spring Break
By Sheree Stubblefield With Spring Break literally around the corner, everyone is looking for great programs during the week that will not only entertain the kids but educate them as well. Have you had trouble finding a program that checks all your boxes? Well,...
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CYCA! Zero Waste! And Me?
By Sheree Stubblefield If hanging out with the Cooper-Young Community Association is your thing, you may have noticed us throwing around the term Zero Waste. In fact, I just published an article on it in the Lamplighter, our free community newspaper. But what is it...
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Cooper-Young prepares to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Cooper-Young will celebrate all things Irish and Memphis with the fourth annual Cooper-Young St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m. The 2019 theme is “The Irish, Perennial Servants of the People, Honor Public Servants.” Historically, the Irish community...
read moreFamily bike night kicks off in April
The Cooper-Young Business Association, avid cyclists, and local leaders have teamed to organize a weekly community bike ride starting this spring. The Cooper-Young Bike Night’s eight-week pilot run is planned for begin Thursday, April 4 and run through May 23. Riders...
read moreMember of the month: Live, work, play at epicenter of Sherbine’s CY experience
By Sheree Stubblefield Taylor Sherbine Cooper-Young Community Association wouldn’t be what it is without our neighbors. They volunteer. They own businesses. They contribute their ideas and their passion to the Cooper-Young community. Each month, we will highlight a...
read moreFirst Congo leaders bring home Mojo Award
By George Larrimore Cooper-Young’s First Congregational Church and the women who guide its mission are being honored with a Mojo of Midtown Award by the Midtown Memphis Development Corporation. The Mojos, now in their fifth year, spotlight organizations and...
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CYCA goes zero waste
As part of CYCA’s new zero waste initiative, Brandon Dill takes one of the beer festival’s hyrdration stations out of storage for use at the recent Peabody chili cook off. By Sheree Stubblefield Like many of us, the leadership of the Cooper-Young Community...
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